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Show Medicine and Cures 75 began to kick furiously. The Pa ah a pache left after he had thoroughly upset the old man. Soon after, the old man decided he had caught plenty of fish and jumped on his horse and rode away. That evening the Pa ah a pache came to the old man's home. The old man thought he heard something outside and peeked through his tent flap and there stood the Pa ah a pache beckoning the old man to come with him. The old man told him he wasn't interested in him, that he was sleeping with his wife and didn't have any use for him. The Pa ah a pache became very sad and went home. After that the old man packed up his wife and all their belongings and moved away from the river. He didn't want his wife to find out about the Pa ah a pache liking him because he might have to explain why. The second supernatural being, the Se ach or Witch, is described as having scales like a fish, long hair and red eyes that hang out. He used to call all the little children and when he caught them, he put them into a small basket which he carried on his back. He carried a magic bone which he used to entice the small children, and when they were caught he took them to his home and sent them out to look for large, flat rocks. He put these rocks into the fire until they were very hot, then he put them under the arms of the children. In this way he baked them and ate them for dinner. The Se ach could be tricked and even killed. A small boy found a way to kill him. The boy collected many white mushrooms and dried them. When they had dried completely he took the black parts from lundemeath and ground them very fine. Next he dipped his arrow into this fine black dust and shot the Se ach. The Se ach died. Many people collected this dust so that when a Ute suspected the Se ach was present he could sprinkle this dust around and the Se ach would leave the people alone. When the Se ach stared a person directly in the eye, the person became under his command. (This is similar to what many Indian tribes say happens with snakes and the moose; the person becomes hypnotized and he is unable to move, except to obey the one giving the command). He led the person to his home near the river and baked him. To escape from the Se ach called for an ingenious plan and it goes like this. The Se ach caught a small boy and put him into his basket on his back. As he walked home, he had to go under the pifion |